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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Foxy Brown on January 02, 2006, 03:08:54 AM

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: Foxy Brown on January 02, 2006, 03:08:54 AM

The leader of Kansas' capital city told an Illinois high-schooler he was chagrined to learn he had violated a city ordinance this month when he tossed a snowball at a tree. (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13520353.htm)

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: JFC on January 02, 2006, 06:01:24 AM

You know what though, if they enforced ALL the laws that are drawn up and that are "on the books" (regardless of how "stupid" they may seem now), how much you want to bet that criminal activities in general would be down?

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: Foxy Brown on January 02, 2006, 06:04:16 AM

Making fewer things illegal would reduce illegal activities.

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: JFC on January 02, 2006, 06:15:18 AM

So would making all crimes that can be tried in court exclusively punishable by death. At the very least, it would finally start reducing the number of criminals.  :P

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: Asmodai on January 02, 2006, 06:27:20 AM

Not really. The Victorians tried that. Didn't work. As a result we have Australia today.


Generally, if some is able to stop and consider they don't commit crimes. Crimes are done because of rage, stupidity, poverty, desperation and necessity.

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: JFC on January 02, 2006, 06:28:26 AM

Quote from: Asmodai

Generally, if some is able to stop and consider they don't commit crimes. Crimes are done because of rage, stupidity, poverty, desperation and necessity.

That's a pretty big "if".

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: TheQuickening on January 03, 2006, 06:23:49 PM

Of all the lame-ass laws there could be...*shakes head in disbelief*

Title: Mayor seeks to overturn ordinance banning snowball throwing
Post by: shadowstar on January 03, 2006, 08:45:26 PM

Quote from: TheQuickening

Of all the lame-ass laws there could be...*shakes head in disbelief*

yeah, they´ve taken 80% of the fun out of winter :P